Crude Oil soars above $105/bbl - this is why Putin is now India's biggest problem

Updated : Feb 24, 2022 12:12
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EJ Biz Desk

India faces tough crude realities as the oil surges back abovethe  the $100 mark. Here is why crude concerns as escalating for the subcontinent even as the war is between Russia and Ukraine. 

  1. India is the world’s third-biggest oil user
  2. Annual oil demand seen at an all time high - 214.5 million tons 
  3. India imports over 80% of it's crude demand 
  4. India paid $82.4 billion for the crude oil it imported in the nine months through December 2021
  5. Crude bill for India set to top $100 billion this year 
  6. This is a 109% jump over last year same period though amount imported only went up by 9%
  7. Every $1 rise in crude oil prices increases India’s import bill by about $1.5 billion 
  8. The average price is about $79 per barrel this fiscal year as against $45 in 2020-21 and $60.5 in 2019-20
  9. Double whammy of a stronger dollar playing out
  10. For every rupee value decrease vs dollar increases spending by upto Rs 2,700 cr
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